Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile! (Read 153 times)

ren

Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile!
« on: October 12, 2026, 09:41:18 AM »
https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-confirms-plans-to-make-starlink-mobile-a-major-us-carrier

SpaceX Mobile was registered few months ago, then SpaceX launched V3 sats with incredible uplink and interrelay speeds, then last week they bought a huge chunk of spectrum
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macsak

Re: Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile!
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2026, 10:19:20 AM »
they got approval to do V2 next year
also, article notes that V2 doesn't transmit low frequency (but i think the low frequency is the earthbound component)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-confirms-plans-to-make-starlink-mobile-a-major-us-carrier

SpaceX Mobile was registered few months ago, then SpaceX launched V3 sats with incredible uplink and interrelay speeds, then last week they bought a huge chunk of spectrum

ren

Re: Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile!
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2026, 10:45:36 AM »
they got approval to do V2 next year
also, article notes that V2 doesn't transmit low frequency (but i think the low frequency is the earthbound component)

I thought satcom downlinks were in Ku?
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Flapp_Jackson

Re: Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile!
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2026, 01:33:13 PM »
https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-confirms-plans-to-make-starlink-mobile-a-major-us-carrier

SpaceX Mobile was registered few months ago, then SpaceX launched V3 sats with incredible uplink and interrelay speeds, then last week they bought a huge chunk of spectrum

Cool!  I'm a Spectrum customer.  Paying almost half what I was for an AT&T unlimited cellular plan plus the cheapest cable internet service available.

I expect this will be great news for Spectrum's future.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

ren

Re: Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile!
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2026, 02:53:46 PM »
Cool!  I'm a Spectrum customer.  Paying almost half what I was for an AT&T unlimited cellular plan plus the cheapest cable internet service available.

I expect this will be great news for Spectrum's future.

as in radio frequency spectrum 800 mhz
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Flapp_Jackson

Re: Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile...StarLink Mobile!
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2026, 03:44:53 PM »
as in radio frequency spectrum 800 mhz

That reminds me .... need to buy more Cap'n Crunch!
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw